Day 8 RG Surprises: Vondrousova continues dream run

Each day of Roland Garros, Baseline will sum up the action with a photo gallery of the top surprises.

1

Vondrousova Powers On

A little overshadowed by a few other youngsters making big waves, Marketa Vondrousova deserves the spotlight now. The 19-year-old Czech hasn't lost a set on her way to the quarterfinals, dismissing No. 12-seeded Anastajia Sevastova 6-2, 6-0 on Sunday. "I mean, you can't expect you're going play quarterfinals in Grand Slam, but I played some tough matches," she said. "And I'm just happy with my game."

2

Tsitsipas Tears Up

Greek 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas certainly had his chances against Stan Wawrinka, but his day ended in bitter disappointment when he lost 8-6 in the fifth set and failed to reach the quarterfinals. In press, Tsitsipas was more upset than anyone's ever seen him. "Never experienced something like this in my life," he said. "Long time that... long time since I cried after a match, so emotionally wasn't easy to handle."

3

Tatishvilli Fined

The ITF released a list of fines handed out to players so far this week. Amongst the usual racquet abuse and coaching fines, all 3,000 Euros or less, was one fine for 51,520,00 Euros that really stood out. Anna Tatishvili, a former world No. 50, used a protected ranking to play her first event since 2017. She lost 6-0, 6-1 to Maria Sakkari and was fined for "first round performance."

4

Thiem Calls Out Serena

After winning his match on Saturday, Dominic Thiem was moved mid-interview from the main press room because Serena Williams was coming in. He cut his own presser short, but gave his thoughts to Eurosport later. "It's just the principle," he said. "It is a matter of course. It also shows a bad personality in my opinion. I'm 100 percent sure [Roger] Federer or [Rafael] Nadal would never do something like that."

5

Konta Loves Both Bonos

Johanna Konta reached her first French Open quarterfinal with a strong 6-2, 6-4 win over Donna Vekic. A reporter asked a colorful question about her dog Bono, a miniature dachshund she named after the U2 singer. Bono the dog is at home in London because he doesn't have the right ID and vaccinations yet to travel abroad.

Q: Can you tell us a bit about his personality? Does it make a difference whether he's with or without you? And do you think Bono misses you, too?

Konta: I know he does. I know he misses me. So his personality, he is -- I mean, he's just brilliant, just all-around brilliant. I think he knows it, too. He's stubborn, but that's quite normal for his breed. It's quite a stubborn breed.

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